Planetary hours
in Xi’an.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Monday, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:06
- 4♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:45
- 6♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:25
- 8☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:54
- 11♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:44
- 12☉︎ Sun16:44 – 17:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:54
- 3☽︎ Moon19:54 – 21:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:25
- 6♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:35
- 7☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:46
- 8♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 04:06
- 10☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:36 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.